Maintenance Aide I

Arkansas Department of Transportation

8h•Onsite

About The Position

Under general supervision, this position is responsible for operating a single axle truck and/or operating a tractor and attached mowing apparatus, and performing various road maintenance functions. The role involves frequent tasks such as maintaining grass and weeds, performing landscape maintenance and tree cutting, operating dump trucks for hauling materials, making highway repairs with power and hand tools, loading/unloading materials, picking up litter, and flagging traffic. The position also requires assisting crewmembers with work zone setup and responding to emergencies 24/7, including natural disasters, severe weather, and traffic accidents, as well as participating in ice and snow removal operations. Additionally, the Maintenance Aide I is responsible for regular servicing and preventative maintenance on assigned equipment.

Requirements

Ability to read, write and speak the English language sufficiently to converse with the general public, to understand highway traffic signs and signals in the English language and to make entries on reports and records.
Ability to learn local street and highway names/numbers.
Basic math and computer skills.
Ability to follow oral instructions.
Ability to learn and safely perform the operation of a single-axle truck, tractor and heavy equipment.
Ability to learn and work with simple hand tools and small power equipment.
Ability to stand and walk for extended periods.
Ability to climb up and down hills and grades as well as in and out of vehicles and equipment.
Ability to lift up to 50 pounds with or without reasonable accommodation.
Ability to perform assigned duties in all types of weather as well as other work conditions, e.g. noise, dust and fumes.
Valid driver’s license required.
Pass the written portion of the exam for a Class A commercial driver’s license (CDL) with tanker (“N”) endorsement within the first 90 calendar days of hire.
Pass the driving portion of the CDL exam within 180 calendar days of hire.
Meet the physical and mental requirements for a CDL.
Pass a pre-employment drug/alcohol test (after a contingent offer of employment or transfer has been made, and prior to the candidate performing any work for the Department in that capacity, unless already in a safety-sensitive position).
Subject to additional drug/alcohol testing according to the provisions of the ARDOT Drug and Alcohol Testing Program.

Nice To Haves

Experience operating a truck, tractor or heavy equipment preferred.

Responsibilities

Maintain control of grass and weeds by mowing using large tractors and gang mowers frequently.
Perform landscape maintenance and tree cutting on the highway right-of-ways and at facilities using industrial weed-eaters, brush hooks, chainsaws, pole saws, limb saws and other small power equipment frequently.
Operate single-axle dump truck hauling highway construction or maintenance materials frequently.
Use power equipment as well as small hand tools (such as shovels and rakes) frequently to make repairs to highways.
Load, unload, and stack bags of salt, sand, cement, chemicals, etc. frequently.
Pick up litter (including large tires, dead animals, garbage, etc.) frequently.
Flag traffic frequently.
Assist crewmembers in setting up, moving and taking down signs and cones for work zones.
Respond to emergencies 24 hours a day, seven days a week (such as natural disasters, severe weather, traffic accidents, etc.) occasionally.
Work during ice and snow removal operations occasionally.
Perform regular servicing and preventative maintenance on assigned equipment.